Regionally Accredited Schools That Accept Natonally Accredited

I received a question in my email this morning from a student who wanted to know "is there a list of regionally accredited online colleges that accept (routinely) nationally accredited degrees and credits." This student has a NA associates and wants to trade up to a RA bachelors. I thought if such a list existed it might be archived here ... I know of a few RA schools that have "common acceptance" for nationally accredited colleges but not many. Any advice you could give would be passed on to this student.

I received a question in my email this morning from a student who wanted to know "is there a list of regionally accredited online colleges that accept (routinely) nationally accredited degrees and credits." This student has a NA associates and wants to trade up to a RA bachelors. I thought if such a list existed it might be archived here ... I know of a few RA schools that have "common acceptance" for nationally accredited colleges but not many. Any advice you could give would be passed on to this student.

~Vicky

There is the HETA directory. "HETA is a Web-based directory of colleges and universities that is open to all institutions that are accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the United States Department of Education (USDE). Membership in HETA is entirely voluntary. HETA is not intended to and will not constrain institutional freedom or prerogatives with respect to acceptance of transfer credit."

GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.

Is your college listed with ACE and have their courses evaluated for credit recomendation by ACE.

The American Council on Education 's College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit for formal courses and examinations taken outside traditional degree programs.

For decades, colleges and universities have trusted ACE to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate credit award decisions. Participating organizations include corporations, professional and volunteer associations, schools, training suppliers, labor unions and government agencies, with courses from Arabic to Waste Management.

Members of the CREDIT Network use the National Guide, the Military Guide, and our transcripts to determine where your training may fit into degree programs; the structure of a degree program or departmental regulations may affect acceptance of CREDIT recommendations.

The colleges and universities listed are those who actively support and connect the ACE credit recommendations by helping adults use them in certificate or degree programs.

GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.

GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.

GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.

Liberty offers online degrees in the following subject areas: a huge selection of programs in Religious Studies (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's), a Master's Degree in Human Services, Master of Science in Nursing, Business (Associate's, Bachelor's, and MBA), Education and Teaching (Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate), Liberal Arts (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's), and Counseling (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's).

Liberty has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its education and scholarship, though the strong Christian affiliation may be objectionable to some.

The school is regionally accredited, the most widely recognized accreditation.

For the confirmation, yes they do. They even allow NA credits to be transfer into their Master degrees.

Liberty University

Liberty University

Liberty offers online degrees in the following subject areas: a huge selection of programs in Religious Studies (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's), a Master's Degree in Human Services, Master of Science in Nursing, Business (Associate's, Bachelor's, and MBA), Education and Teaching (Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate), Liberal Arts (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's), and Counseling (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's).

Liberty has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its education and scholarship, though the strong Christian affiliation may be objectionable to some.

The school is regionally accredited, the most widely recognized accreditation.

There is the HETA directory. "HETA is a Web-based directory of colleges and universities that is open to all institutions that are accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the United States Department of Education (USDE). Membership in HETA is entirely voluntary. HETA is not intended to and will not constrain institutional freedom or prerogatives with respect to acceptance of transfer credit."

GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.

Excelsior college seems to accept NA accredits as long as the program is only RA accredited. If the program ABET accredited or other specialty accreditation then they will usually accept credits from the same type of accreditation i.e ABET or other professional or specialty.

I know many successful transfers from NA colleges to Western Governors University .
Its a unique school providing competency based credit and degree. My youngest sons teacher got her AS degree and some other NA credit transfered to WGU , she earned Bachelors degree and teacher credential from WGU . Now she is pursuing Masters degree in State University locally.

Western Governors University

Western Governors University

WGU is the recipient of the USDLA 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning for 2008, awarded in recognition of our success in expanding access to higher education.

Teachers play an important role in fostering the intellectual and social development of children during their formative years. The education that students acquire is key to determining the future of those students. Whether in elementary or high schools or in private or public schools, teachers provide the tools and the environment for their students to develop into responsible adults.
Teachers act as facilitators or coaches, using classroom presentations or individual instruction to help students learn and apply concepts in subjects such as science, mathematics, and English. They plan, evaluate, and assign lessons; prepare, administer, and grade tests; listen to oral presentations; and maintain classroom discipline. Teachers observe and evaluate a student's performance and potential. They are increasingly asked to use new assessment methods

•Public school teachers must be licensed, which typically requires a bachelor's degree and the completion of an approved teacher education program; private school teachers do not have to be licensed but may still need a bachelor's degree.
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Excelsior is less lenient with its business degrees and even less so with it's technology programs. For transferring business credits, they are more willing to accept NA courses for transfer before one is enrolled. Once in the program, they are less likely to do so unless the courses are ACE approved. The strange aspect about this policy is that Excelsior will consider ACE approved non-accredited training courses for transfer but places greater restrictions on NA non ACE approved business credits. Anyone else see this or am I wrong?

Ok. Here's the document that references what I discussed above. "Courses completed at non-regionally accredited institutions after a student has enrolled in Excelsior College will not be applied to degree requirements" ( Page 28-29 ) They'll approve up to 25 percent of the total amount of credits needed for your degree. For example, if your degree program is 120 credits, they may accept 30 NA credits for transfer. Now you need to complete the NA ( non ACE approved ) business courses before you enroll.

It appears that Nationally accredited ACE approved lower level business courses are good to transfer with no fee for assessment. Upper level NA ( ACE Approved) courses appear be restricted.

Baccalaureate Business Degrees
The bachelor's degree programs in business are recognized by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), 11257 Strang Line Rd., Lexena, Kansas 66215, 913-631-3009. Excelsior College is the only solely online institution to receive this recognition.

Because of this recognition the transfer credit from other then RA and non IACBE classes is limited.

GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.

Engineers apply the principles of science and mathematics to develop economical solutions to technical problems. Their work is the link between scientific discoveries and the commercial applications that meet societal and consumer needs.
Many engineers develop new products. During the process, they consider several factors. For example, in developing an industrial robot, engineers specify the functional requirements precisely; design and test the robot's components; integrate the components to produce the final design; and evaluate the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability, and safety.
In addition to their involvement in design and development, many engineers work in testing, production, or maintenance. These engineers supervise production in factories, determine the causes of a component’s failure, and test manufactured products to maintain quality. They also estimate the time and cost required to complete projects.

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I am POSITIVE there are more, but it takes research. I cant stand when ppl make it seem like their life is over because they didn't do their undergrad at an RA school. Just do research. Though you are restricted, you CAN got to an RA school.

Liberty offers online degrees in the following subject areas: a huge selection of programs in Religious Studies (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's), a Master's Degree in Human Services, Master of Science in Nursing, Business (Associate's, Bachelor's, and MBA), Education and Teaching (Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate), Liberal Arts (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's), and Counseling (Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's).

Liberty has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its education and scholarship, though the strong Christian affiliation may be objectionable to some.

The school is regionally accredited, the most widely recognized accreditation.

UoP is probably the largest, most popular online school in the US. With the largest selection of degrees, you can easily find the specific program you are interested in. They offer Arts & Religion(Associate's and Bachelor's), Business and MBA(Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's), Computers and Information Technology(Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's), Education and Teaching(Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral), Health and Medicine/Nursing(Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's), Science and Technology(Bachelor's), and Social Sciences/Criminal Justice(Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral).

The school is regionally accredited, the most widely recognized accreditation.

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